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These airy, romantic centerpieces in glass milk bottles were the perfect touch for this event. Whimsical farm weddings get me every single time. This early July wedding was done using 100% Ohio grown flowers. 100%. Most from our farm, with lavender from another farm 20 miles north of us. No boxes, no plastic, no shipping, none of it. I’m proud of that.
The first shipment of dahlia tubers arrived in the mail today from @fiveforkfarms and it has me all psyched for summer flowers. We’ve never grown a substantial amount of dahlias here, but I plan to change that this year. I caught the fever and have spent much of fall and winter anticipating sales put on by many other growers throughout the country. Many times, the tubers sell out in seconds! While I still haven’t gotten my grubby hands on the elusive peaches ‘n cream, I’m thrilled that there is so much love out there for growing flowers. I just love these big, show-off blooms. Styled by @auburnandivorycreative, shot @magnoliahillfarm by @henryphotographs, held by @hairbyaudianderson, ribbon from @thelesserbear
Spring Forward day is one of my very favorites every year. @jennyhaas @auburnandivorycreative @thelesserbear @oldslatesheepguy
Back to sowing seeds today and today is the day for all the annual phlox. Pros of this flower? Gorgeous. Cons? Short, needs netting, hard to harvest, weeds take over easily (clearly) but do I care? Nope. Midsummer capture by @christakimblephoto
This little butterfly gave me some of the kindest feedback I’ve ever gotten on my flowers. Choose fresh, chemical free wedding flowers, and you’ll certainly please the pollinators. @kyliebrickerphoto @cheeruppress #sheliathebutterfly
Many of our slow, wintertime activities fly by the wayside as soon as planting starts in the spring, but something I hang onto year-round is cooking meals at home as often as possible. Head to my stories today to get a glimpse at my favorite cookbooks and tell me about yours. Photo @kyliebrickerphoto, styled by @auburnandivorycreative
I’ve been spending a lot of time caring for seedlings along with the baby lambs you’ve been seeing. Certainly not as charming and heartbreakingly adorable, but they do turn into all these stunning flowers. This is a quick snap from a June delivery out to the incredible florists around Columbus who buy our flowers every week. Since our wedding business has grown, I really need to be on the farm more, and Brad has taken over the delivery and wholesale part of the farm. I started selling flowers over three years ago, loading up my little red hatchback and heading out at dawn to deliver before heading to my job at an office. It’s really fun, and remarkably easy really...selling to the florists beaming with delight seeing a carload of blooms. I miss it.
Thinking back on another windy day...our old house is making spooky harmonica noises through the cracks in the doors, I’m fireside drinking coffee, hoping this dries up the mud for a few days @jennyhaas @auburnandivorycreative
Some summer bouquet love on this dreary day. A bouquet like this is so fragrant and fun to carry...bury your face in those incredible real life garden roses (they actually smell like roses!) lovingly cut by the folks at @gracerosefarm...that scented geranium foliage, perfumed nicotiana blossoms...it’s more than just looks when you buy farm-grown flowers ✨✨🌸 @henryphotographs, ribbon from @thelesserbear
Getting nerdy over on the blog with some info on what we do with all these sheep. Yep- it’s a bit more than pretty photos for my Instagram feed. Link in profile. Photo by @henryphotographs ✨
Excited to sand walls with you today, babe 😘 Photo by @racheljoybarehl ✨✨
Have you ever tried loving every flower that you see? I don’t recommend it. Bad for your wallet.
All of my seeds are bought and paid for thru June. It’s a good feeling. Certainly not enough room on this farm for everything I’ve bought and plan to sow. But I love sowing seeds. It’s therapeutic, mindless work and now that podcasts are a thing it’s my favorite way to binge. Photo from golden summer days by @henryphotographs who always makes it shine.
Well, I thought I might hop on the #fridayintroductions wagon and tell you a little about me, so continuing with the numbered list idea, here goes: 1. I was halfway through a pre-med degree when I realized that I was unable to take someone’s blood pressure without fainting. Though I still loved science. Enter: Botany. 2. Which makes sense, because flowers have always been a bit of a thing in my family. One look at my mother’s amazing gardens and my grandfather’s paintings and you’ll know. 3. I love color. I love old chippy things and weird things and creepy things and patterns and texture. Clean lines and neutral tones are nice but not what turns me on. 4. My clippers are acid yellow because I lose clippers constantly. I lose them in the field, I lose them in the studio, I lose my mind trying to find them. I always have a farmers tan. My hair is not a priority most days. 5. I’m a dog person, a cat person, a country live-r and city lover. I love cooking antiquing and birds and I hope that reincarnation is real because I’ll need a hundred lifetimes on this planet to do all the things I want to do. So there you have it 😘 Thanks for the shot, @kyliebrickerphoto 💛
Truthfully I am so floored and excited about so many things today. So here’s a numbered list. 1. We sold out of our summer cutting garden class in 12 hours! Our floristry course is nearly sold out as well. I know there are more of you who a wanting to get your hands in the dirt, so don’t worry, this August I’ll be offering a course to help make your spring 2020 garden the best it’s ever been! (I know that timing feels weird- but trust me!) 🌸 2. Our sheep are all looking fantastic and twin baby boys are thriving with their mom. We traveled a long way and spent A LOT of money on that ewe, and to see the investment pay off is really rewarding. Plenty more lambs to come. 🐑 3. I went out in the garden yesterday to peek at the overwintered plants. I nearly fell on my face from being stuck in the mud, but I’m happy to report that upon overturning some leaves, the hellebores are starting to sprout and the daffodils are beginning to poke through. So perhaps more images like this darling one from @jennyhaas will come to fruition in a few short months!
You may have seen the *teaser* in my stories today (but actually. I gave it all away because I’m just like that) but I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be teaching on-farm workshops this year at our little flower and sheep farm. If you are a florist curious about incorporating more local flowers into your designs, starting your own cutting patch, or just need a breather in the country and a chance to add to your portfolio, come see us! If you are a grower who wants to add flowers (a very lucrative crop!) to their offerings, a farmer who wants to learn some design skills so they can share their product...sign up! If you love to host beautiful parties, have a DIY spirit, or want to make your back garden the prettiest it’s ever been...you have to check out these classes! I’ll be packing these workshops with all the knowledge I’ve gained as a student of botany, a grower of flowers and a maker of designs. Plus, it’ll be fun. And we will feed you. We’ll see you at the farm this spring! Link in profile. Photo by @kyliebrickerphoto
We have babies! Last night, we had a first timer deliver twin ram lambs. Both are super healthy and vigorous and in a few weeks are sure to be troublemakers like this little gang up there. Only 26 ewes left to go 😅 so hang in there with me on email responses for the next few weeks. If you need me, I’ll be in the barn! Photo by the remarkable @christakimblephoto 🐑
Spending the past two days working on antiquated computing equipment, updating my website, has been tiresome and frustrating and I’VE HAD IT so I’m going to Best Buy tomorrow for a new laptop so I can actually be efficient with my less-than-favorite aspects of farmer floristry. But it is a good reminder of all the gorgeous projects I’ve gotten to work on in the past year. Like this one, from an engagement shoot styled by @eventshelddear, captured by @kyliebrickerphoto, beautiful ribbon by @thelesserbear ✨
We did this beautiful #hamilton shoot in our home a few October’s ago. While the brilliance of @henryphotographs and @auburnandivorycreative made our hallway look like it has the aged walls of a French chateau, that is really just old wallpaper paste that we have yet to get around to painting over. Alas, our failure to complete this project is getting embarrassing, so we are preparing ourselves for many trips to Lowe’s next week to get this foyer looking fresh. Go check out Meredith’s blog over at Auburn and Ivory to see more from this shoot and hear more from Meredith’s heart. You’ll quickly see why working with her is such a damn treat. And if you haven’t seen the musical yet, grab yourself tickets to see the show in Columbus. Worth every penny.
Back when it was warm ✨🔥